Meeting Ganjar Pranowo And Cak Imin, Said: Old Friendship And Potential Support

Ganjar Pranowo met Muhaimin Iskandar at a cafe in Jakarta, Friday (18/8/2023). (photo: ANTARA dock/HO-Team Media Ganjar)

JAKARTA - PDIP DPP chairman Said Abdullah assessed that the meeting between Ganjar Pranowo's presidential candidate and PKB General Chair Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin was an old friend meeting. "So, actually Mas Ganjar and Gus Muhaimin are old friends," Said said in a written statement in Jakarta, Saturday, August 19. He explained that the friendship between the two had been established since studying at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta. It didn't stop there, he continued, Ganjar and Cak Imin had also been members of the Indonesian House of Representatives in 2009. This happened before Ganjar Pranowo was assigned by PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri to take part in the 2013 Central Java gubernatorial election (Pilgub). "If Gus Muhaimin and Mas Ganjar are easy to meet and easily click on, because they both have a history of friendship since students continued to the DPR," he said. According to Said, from the history of friendship The long one did not rule out the possibility that Cak Imin and PKB would be moved to support Ganjar Pranowo in the 2024 General Election. However, matters of providing support, let alone determining important things in national leadership, are not enough just friendship capital. He mentioned the track record, work achievements and support of the people are points that are considered in providing support. For this reason, Said believes Cak Imin will consider this in supporting Ganjar Pranowo.If referring to the results a survey recently released by Political Indicators, continued Said, as many as 40.3 percent of PKB voters chose Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo Subianto 30.5 percent and Anies Baswedan 25 percent. "I think this PKB voter will be an evaluation material for Gus Muhaimin to strengthen his steps to support Mas Ganjar," said Said. "It makes it easier for PDIP and PKB to enter one line in the 2024 election. Hopefully PKB will become part of the political parties that together with PDIP won the same presidential candidate, as happened in 2014 and 2019," he concluded. Previously, on Friday, August 18, the presidential candidate from PDI Perjuangan Ganjar Pranowo presented a pair of lovebird birds to PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar.

"Saya punya hadiah buat Cak Imin. Cak Imin kan suka burung, saya kasih hadiah burung," kata Ganjar di Jakarta, Jumat lalu.Hadiah sepasang burung berwarna merah hijau itu diberikan Ganjar saat keduanya bertemu berdua di salah satu kafe di Jakarta Selatan.Kompak mengenakan kemeja berwarna putih, Ganjar dan Cak Imin tampak minum teh bareng di teras kafe. Keduanya bahkan sempat bersulang sebelum menyeruputnya secara bersamaan.Ganjar kemudian memberikan hadiah itu ke Cak Imin. Sebuah kandang burung yang ditutupi kain hitam diberikan. Ketika Cak Imin membuka kain penutup kandang, ternyata isinya sepasang burung lovebird."Lovebird itu setia, jadi kalau dia mati, pasangannya bisa ikut mati. Dan ini spesial Cak, lovebird-nya berwarna merah dan hijau," jelas Ganjar.Cak Imin tersenyum mendengar ucapan Ganjar itu. Ia melihat warna lovebird yang diberikan Ganjar untuk memastikan warnanya.